Jijimli Mosque

Location: Jijimli, Lachin

Condition Assessment

Status: Unchanged

The Jijimli Mosque, located in a village of the same name, is not included on the Republic of Azerbaijan's registry of heritage sites. According to the State Committee on Religious Associations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 1  the mosque is called a rectangular mosque-madrasa ("Düzbucaqlı məscid-mədrəsə") and dates to 1790-1791.

Comparison of KH-9 Hexagon satellite imagery dated July 1980 2  and satellite imagery captured in June 2004 3  shows that the overall structural condition of the mosque remained unchanged. The well-preserved condition of the building is also confirmed by vıdeos ( a ,  b ) post-dating the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in July 1980; 2  drag left to see the mosque in June 2004. 3 

The mosque remained in this well-preserved condition until the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in June 2004; 3  drag left to see the mosque in January 2021. 4 

Geolocation

CHW geolocated the mosque using two videos ( a ,  b ) post-dating the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.

References

 2  KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-100138A004, July 3, 1980.

 3  Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, June 8, 2004.

 4  Google Earth/CNES/Airbus, January 7, 2021.

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2023

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in July 1980; 2  drag left to see the mosque in June 2004. 3 

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in June 2004; 3  drag left to see the mosque in January 2021. 4